Should robots pay tax? It sounds like a daft idea, but increasingly many people are putting this idea forward. The basic idea is that if a robot replaces a person doing a job, for example a taxi driver, then just as the taxi driver would pay tax so should the robot. This tax revenue would go to pay for social services. A recent exponent of this idea is Bill Gates who explains his reasoning in a recent interview for Quartz.

It seems that the antivirus software you installed to keep your computer safe could actually be making your security worse. Robert O’Callahan has recently written a fascinating blog post explaining why. There’s also a follow-up blog post that provides more detail and response to criticisms of his advice to uninstall your antivirus software.